VW宣布，要在2030年前投資約700億歐元，也就是840億美金在電動車以及電池上
預計總共將會有約300款車型
其中約500億歐元(600億美金)會投資在電池生產上，以支撐其電動車生產
(註：Tesla的超級電池工廠投資金額約為50億美金)
這消息是由VW CEO Matthias Mueller宣布的
自從柴油門醜聞爆發後，他一直是集團內電動車的支持者
這次敢做這樣大膽的宣布，想必已經是擺平了內部獲得董事會支持了吧
對照這世界上唯一一個在銷量上能與VW抗衡的Toyota會長日前的發言
兩個集團的政策走向非常不一樣呀
一個已經下定決心全力往電動車發展
另一個似乎還在等待電池技術再突破個兩三次才要行動~
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VW announces massive $84 billion investment in electric cars and batteries
Volkswagen updated its plans for electric cars with a complete overhaul of
its investment strategy.
After announcing an initial investment of $10 billion in EVs earlier this
year, which was still smaller than the German automaker’s investments in
gas-powered cars, they now promise to spend up to 70 billion euros (~$84
billion USD) in order to bring 300 electric vehicle models to market by 2030.
More interestingly, most of the investment 50 billion euros (~$60 billion)
will be in battery production in order to support their electric car
ambitions for the next decade.
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller said to guests gathered at an event in
Frankfurt today ahead of the launch of the annual motor show (via BBC):
“A company like Volkswagen must lead, not follow. We have got the message
and we will deliver. This is not some vague declaration of intent. It is a
strong self-commitment which, from today, becomes the yardstick by which we
measure our performance.”
Mueller has been a proponent of EVs within Volkswagen ever since he took the
helms of the company following the Dieselgate Scandal, but he faced some
internal backlash from the leadership.
A slide that leaked from a VW presentation about its upcoming electric
vehicles showed that they have 4 new models coming under the VW brand within
the next few years, but also several more under Audi, Porsche, and the
automaker’s other brands.
Electrek’s Take
While it’s still more talk than action, this move is significant because it
would mean that the board has approved an investment schedule for electric
vehicles and an investment of this size should get things going.
It’s also reassuring that they are taking battery supply seriously. We
already got hints that it was coming when company officials said that they
see a need for 40 Tesla Gigafactory-size battery factories by 2025 to support
electric car production.
The injection of 50 billion euros (~$60 billion) to support a battery supply
chain for VW’s electric cars should shake up the industry and prepare for a
rapid expansion of battery production over the next few years.
With announcements like this and the recent announcements of gas and
diesel-powered car bans from the UK, France, and maybe soon China, I think it
’s becoming clear that EVs will move a lot quicker than most people expected.